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Vietnamese Telex IME input broken in TUI mode
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Description
### Environment
- OS: macOS
- kiro-cli: 2.0.1
- Input method: Vietnamese Telex (macOS built-in)
### Steps to Reproduce
1. Start `kiro-cli chat` (default TUI mode)
2. Switch to Vietnamese Telex input method
3. Type any Vietnamese word (e.g. "xin chào")
### Expected Behavior
TUI mode should correctly handle IME (Input Method Editor) compose sequences, allowing users to type Vietnamese (Telex/VNI) and other multi-keystroke input methods without dropping characters.
The behavior should match classic mode, where Vietnamese Telex input works correctly.
For example, typing "xin chaof" with Telex should produce "xin chào".
### Actual Behavior
Characters are dropped during the compose sequence. For example, typing "chaof" (Telex for "chào") results in missing characters like "cho" or "chao" — the diacritical composition fails and
intermediate keystrokes are lost.
This issue only occurs in TUI mode. Classic mode (`--classic` / `--legacy-mode`) handles Vietnamese Telex input correctly.
### Workaround
Use `kiro-cli chat --legacy-mode` or `kiro-cli --classic`.
### Root Cause (Suspected)
The new TUI (React/Ink-based) input handling does not support IME compose sequences correctly. Classic mode uses Rust-based readline which handles IME properly.
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